THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 08 FOR MISSISSIPPI AND OHIO VALLEYS AND
EASTERN U.S. HEAVY RAINFALL
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
1100 AM EDT FRI MAY 05 2017
...A LARGE STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES TO BRING MODERATE TO HEAVY
RAINFALL ACROSS PARTS OF THE OHIO VALLEY AND INTO THE EASTERN
U.S....
FLASH FLOOD AND FLOOD WARNINGS...WATCHES...AND ADVISORIES REMAIN
IN EFFECT FROM SOUTHEAST MISSOURI THROUGH PORTIONS OF THE OHIO
VALLEY AND SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN...AS WELL AS FOR PORTIONS OF THE
CENTRAL APPALACHIANS AND COASTAL NEW ENGLAND.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 1000 AM EDT...A DEEP UPPER-LEVEL CYCLONE WAS LOCATED OVER THE
TENNESSEE VALLEY AND SOUTHEAST WHILE AT THE SURFACE...A LOW WITH A
CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 994 MB...29.35 INCHES...WAS LOCATED NEAR
CHARLESTON...WEST VIRGINIA. A COLD FRONT EXTENDED FROM THE LOW
ACROSS THE CAROLINAS WHILE A WARM FRONT WAS LIFTING SLOWLY
NORTHWARD THROUGH THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION. NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED MODERATE TO
HEAVY RAINFALL WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS AHEAD OF THE FRONT
THROUGH PORTIONS OF THE MID-ATLANTIC. ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE
LOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINS CONTINUED ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE
TENNESSEE AND OHIO VALLEYS...WHILE LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WAS
OCCURRING OVER THE LOWER GREAT LAKES AND INTO THE NORTHEAST.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM EDT TUE MAY
02 THROUGH 1000 AM EDT FRI MAY 05...
...ALABAMA...
DAUPHIN ISLAND 2.2 E 3.83
FOLEY 7.4 SW 3.45
SUMMERDALE 4.3 WSW 3.19
SILVERHILL 0.9 SSE 2.87
DAPHNE 4.2 NE 2.86
MOBILE 2.6 WNW 2.75
SPANISH FORT 1.2 NE 2.73
TILLMANS CORNER 4.3 WNW 2.66
FAIRHOPE 1.5 WSW 2.64
...FLORIDA...
TALLAHASSEE RGNL ARPT 2.92
MILTON/WHITING FIELD NAS 1.53
PENSACOLA RGNL ARPT 1.52
...GEORGIA...
MOODY AFB/VALDOSTA 1.32
ALBANY MUNI ARPT 1.24
...INDIANA...
INDIANAPOLIS 9.5 NE 6.33
SHIRLEY 0.5 NNE 5.14
TIPTON 1.3 NW 4.66
PARAGON 3.2 ENE 4.00
WASHINGTON 1.5 NW 3.56
TERRE HAUTE 3.0 ENE 3.52
BUNKER HILL 2.70
HUNTINGTON 2.54
FORT WAYNE/BAER FIELD 2.36
GRISSOM AFB/PERU 2.35
NINE MILE 3 NE 2.33
BLOOMINGTON/MONROE CO. ARPT 2.27
NORWAY 2.17
LAFAYETTE/PURDUE UNIV ARPT 1.84
STILESVILLE 3.6 S 1.56
MONTEZUMA 1.42
...KENTUCKY...
PADUCAH/BARKLEY 2.36
OWENSBORO 2.4 ESE 2.13
LA GRANGE 3.9 SW 1.88
LEWISPORT 2.8 E 1.85
LOUISVILLE 11.0 ENE (SPRINGHURST) 1.85
WESTPORT 0.7 NNE 1.85
...MARYLAND...
CAMP DAVID 1.53
HAGERSTOWN 1.38
...MISSISSIPPI...
PASS CHRISTIAN 5.0 N 3.22
PEARLINGTON 4.4 N 3.17
DIAMONDHEAD 0.9 NNW 3.07
KEESLER AFB/BILOXI 3.07
OCEAN SPRINGS 1.7 W 3.06
KILN 3.3 N 3.04
WAVELAND 1.0 NW 3.00
...NORTH CAROLINA...
BARRETT 1 WSW 4.48
DEEP GAP 2 NE 4.04
FLEETWOOD 3.1 SSE 4.04
BUSICK 3.88
TRANSOU 3.87
LINVILLE 2.4 ENE 3.76
RUTHERWOOD 1 SE 3.49
ASHEVILLE REGIONAL AIRPORT 2.04
SHELBY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT 1.91
RALEIGH/DURHAM INTL ARPT 1.77
...OHIO...
MCCLURE 3.4 SSE 2.47
WATERVILLE 2.4 NNE 2.27
WAYNE 4.6 WNW 2.24
VAN WERT 2.10
DEFIANCE MEMORIAL ARPT 1.95
TOLEDO 1.91
...SOUTH CAROLINA...
SWANSEA 5.8 ENE 2.31
NORTH 5.1 NE 2.21
CLINTON 0.7 NW 2.10
BARNWELL REGIONAL AIRPORT 1.94
COLUMBIA OWENS ARPT 1.94
HARTSVILLE REGIONAL AIRPORT 1.59
...TENNESSEE...
ROCKWOOD 11.3 S 2.78
CROSSVILLE 6.9 S 2.60
GRAYSVILLE 5.5 WNW 2.46
CROSSVILLE MEMORIAL ARPT 2.33
OLIVER SPRINGS 5.6 SW 2.24
RED BANK 3.4 NNE 2.22
CHATTANOOGA-LOVELL FIELD 2.11
LENOIR CITY 1.49
JACKSBORO CAMPBELL COUNTY 1.37
...VIRGINIA...
ADNEY GAP 4.52
MADISON 6.9 NNW 4.34
LEXINGTON 11.5 WSW 3.94
ROANOKE 5.8 SW 3.84
GLASGOW IFLOWS 3.56
CHARLOTTESVILLE ARPT 3.22
CHAMBLISSBURG 3.02
MARTINSVILLE 1.84
...WEST VIRGINIA...
MARTINSBURG RGNL ARPT 2.00
FALLING WATERS 2.4 NW 1.88
SLANESVILLE 2.1 SE 1.59
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...
...ARKANSAS...
ARKADELPHIA 7.8 NNE 4.54
LESLIE 10.3 ENE 3.48
MOUNTAIN VIEW 13.0 W 3.48
HOT SPRINGS 3.1 SW 3.16
CAMDEN 5.4 SSE 3.02
DEXTER B FLORENCE MEMORIAL FIELD 2.94
MOUNT IDA 12.9 E 2.94
FLIPPIN/MARION CO. RGNL ARPT 2.83
CADDO GAP 1 SE 2.67
PEARCY 2.57
LITTLE ROCK/ADAMS FIELD 2.07
...ILLINOIS...
CHARLESTON 6.00
HUMBOLDT 4.80
LERNA 4.80
MODE 3.7 NW 3.84
SHELBYVILLE 3.81
FAIRMONT CITY 0.9 ENE 3.63
SCOTT AFB/BELLEVILLE 3.56
PARIS 6 SSW 3.55
COLES COUNTY AIRPORT 3.43
EFFINGHAM 2.3 WNW 3.43
CHARLESTON 4.7 SSW 3.35
WATSON 3.33
ALLENVILLE 3.19
TROY 1.5 SSE 3.13
HIGHLAND 3 E 2.89
CAHOKIA/ST LOUIS 2.65
EDWARDSVILLE 0.9 WSW 2.54
...KANSAS...
CHAUTAUQUA 2.93
SYRACUSE 3.1 WNW 2.30
ARKANSAS CITY 6.9 E 2.09
...LOUISIANA...
MOSS BLUFF 13.18
DE QUINCY 4.4 SSE 11.79
OLD TOWN BAY 10.60
SULPHUR 2.2 E 10.43
IOWA 9.7 NNW 10.39
WELSH 0.7 W 9.12
CHAUVIN 1.0 SSW 8.11
LAKE CHARLES 8.05
DEQUINCY 7.84
GRAMERCY 0.4 NW 7.59
DONALDSONVILLE 4 SW 7.38
GALLIANO 7.00
JENNINGS AIRPORT 6.48
LAFAYETTE 4.94
NEW ORLEANS/MOISANT 4.24
...MISSOURI...
GERALD 5 SSE 4.65
MOUNTAIN VIEW 7.0 NE 4.03
TUSCUMBIA 0.1 S 3.95
BRUMLEY 5.6 SW 3.86
JEFFERSON CITY 3.80
RICHMOND HEIGHTS 2 E 3.72
ROLLA 8.1 S 3.59
FORT LEONARD WOOD 5.4 SE 3.32
OWENSVILLE 6.7 S 3.24
LINN 3.20
EUGENE 4.8 NE 3.19
FRENCH VILLAGE 3.10
SAINT PETERS 3.10
LAKE SAINT LOUIS 3 SSW 3.09
FLORISSANT 3.02
HERMANN 3.0 S 2.96
DNR WELL AT LEBANON 2.94
UNION 0.8 NE 2.90
HEMATITE 2 NE 2.75
ST LOUIS/LAMBERT INTL ARPT 2.74
MORRISON 7 S 2.50
SULLIVAN 2.50
...OKLAHOMA...
OCHELATA 5.6 N 3.22
BARTLESVILLE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT 3.00
PAWHUSKA 3.0 WSW 2.58
HULAH 5.3 WSW 2.41
...TEXAS...
BUNA 1.4 N 9.94
ORANGE 9 N 5.15
JASPER 6.7 W 4.73
COLMESNEIL 4 E 4.47
TOLEDO BEND RESERVOIR 4.34
WOODVILLE 7 ENE 4.19
KOUNTZE 3.69
BURKEVILLE 11.2 NNE 3.55
THE SURFACE LOW WILL MOVE NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY
AND INTO THE LOWER GREAT LAKES ON FRIDAY AS THE ASSOCIATED FRONTS
SWEEP THROUGH THE MID-ATLANTIC AND THE NORTHEAST. HEAVY RAIN
ACROSS THE MID-ATLANTIC AND THE NORTHEAST WILL CONTINUE INTO
SATURDAY. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TOTALS OF UP TO AN INCH ARE EXPECTED
ACROSS THE INTERIOR NORTHEAST WITH TOTALS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES
POSSIBLE CLOSER TO THE COAST. FLASH FLOODING MAY BE A THREAT FOR
COASTAL REGIONS OF THE NORTHEAST ON FRIDAY AND INTO EARLY
SATURDAY. ON THE WESTERN SIDE OF THE SYSTEM OF THE
SYSTEM...RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE
TENNESSEE AND OHIO VALLEYS AND THE LOWER GREAT LAKES WITH 1 TO 2
INCHES OF ADDITIONAL RAINFALL FORECAST. FLOODING AND FLASH
FLOODING MAY CONTINUE TO BE AN ISSUE OVER PORTIONS OF THESE AREAS
WHICH HAVE RECEIVED EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OVER THE PAST WEEK.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 500 PM EDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.
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Last Updated: 1101 AM EDT FRI MAY 05 2017